Computer won't do boot up...

just4kickz · 06-03-2011, 02:10 AM

lol if its motherboard failure... time to get a new computarrr! good thing computers are hella cheap these days

just4kickz · 06-03-2011, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by MadDog

Nope. Some computers need pairs of RAM to work.

i've never come across that... might need a lot of ram to get into windows, but definitely not to get to bios

WWONG · 06-03-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by just4kickz

i've never come across that... might need a lot of ram to get into windows, but definitely not to get to bios

RDRAM. Such a bad tech that empty slots required filler 0MB DIMMs.

ABQ325i · 06-03-2011, 07:47 AM

It doesn't have an onboard video output too? If it does you will have to remove the video card for that to work.

Would help if we knew make and model of computer. Try unplugging the video, hard drive, DVD Drive, PCI cards, anything plugged into USB other than KBM and minimal memory and start from the there and see what happens. If it boots to BIOS then start adding items until it stops again.

Other than RDRAM another computer which will not start without a pair of memory is the Apple G5 Power Mac, you even have to have them in the right slots.

NYCGP · 06-03-2011, 08:47 AM

Did you try unplugging it for 15 seconds and turning it back on? ....

Never-Enough · 06-03-2011, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ABQ325i

It doesn't have an onboard video output too? If it does you will have to remove the video card for that to work.

Would help if we knew make and model of computer. Try unplugging the video, hard drive, DVD Drive, PCI cards, anything plugged into USB other than KBM and minimal memory and start from the there and see what happens. If it boots to BIOS then start adding items until it stops again.

Other than RDRAM another computer which will not start without a pair of memory is the Apple G5 Power Mac, you even have to have them in the right slots.

Yea, I'm going to unplug everything & see what happens tonight.

solefald · 06-03-2011, 10:22 AM

Is it a Dell? I've seen shit like that with Dells many times.
Pulling the power plug and letting it sit for 20-30 minutes completely unplugged usually cleared it up.

import36 · 06-03-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by WWONG

RDRAM. Such a bad tech that empty slots required filler 0MB DIMMs.

bingo. i'm still running an old Dell that uses it.

my guess is RAM. my machine at work went down a few months ago with the same exact symptoms...we thought it was possibly a hard drive failure...but it ended up being the RAM.

007MCoupe · 06-03-2011, 10:31 AM

Here's a list of things you need to troubleshoot:

New Chain/lock combo
PSU
Motherboard

chinoxs203 · 06-03-2011, 10:45 AM

have your tried resetting the PRAM or changing the filter?

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